Tag Archives: contemporary art

60th Venice Biennale | With Foreigners Everywhere, One Must Ask, Where Was The Community?

As we prepare for the upcoming 61st Venice Biennale in 2026, I find myself still reflecting on my experience of attending the 60th Venice Biennale, Foreigners Everywhere, and think about whether or not there was a true understanding of community and what it means to invite and welcome others in. I live for a goodContinue reading “60th Venice Biennale | With Foreigners Everywhere, One Must Ask, Where Was The Community?”

Thoughts On | (An)Other: As If I Don’t Know My Name

(An)Other: As If I Don’t Know My Name is a new body of work by Louie Perea, a New Mexico-based visual artist. Continuing their exploration of otherness and representation, Perea challenges the camera’s history of reinforcing colonial and White gazes by centering Black and Queer bodies, drawing on their experience navigating both Afro-Latinx and nonbinaryContinue reading “Thoughts On | (An)Other: As If I Don’t Know My Name”

The colorful, vibrant, introspective, calming and engerizing presence of blue

Today’s highlight is this colorful, vibrant, introspective, calming, and energizing original blue work, We got alot to be mad about…And yet we still rise 4, 2025, which comes from the series We got alot to be made about…And yet we still rise. When viewing this piece, what comes to mind? What issues or topics doContinue reading “The colorful, vibrant, introspective, calming and engerizing presence of blue”

Calendar Time! Oscillation Exhibition Opening

I’m excited to share that my first solo-exhibition, Oscillation, opens on Friday, July 11th at 6:00 PM at Vital Spaces. The exhibition is on view from July 11th through July 25th, with private walkthroughs starting on Tuesday, July 8th. About The Exhibition Oscillation: The state of moving back and forth between two points. How doesContinue reading “Calendar Time! Oscillation Exhibition Opening”

The colorful, vibrant, introspective, calming and engerizing presence of blue

Today, I’m highlighting this colorful, vibrant, introspective, calming, and energizing original blue work, We got alot to be mad about…And yet we still rise 4, 2025. When viewing, we got alot to be mad about…And yet we still rise 4, what comes to mind? When thinking about today’s social and political climate, what issues orContinue reading “The colorful, vibrant, introspective, calming and engerizing presence of blue”

Check-In: What’s the landscape/terrain looking like today?

Today, we’re focusing on a piece from Internal Landscapes – An Abstract Perspective on Mercurial Topographies. The intention of this piece and series overall is to hold space to inspire and encourage viewers to check-in with themselves. Asking questions, like, ‘What’s the landscape or terrain looking like today?’, ‘How high is the river?’, ‘How fastContinue reading “Check-In: What’s the landscape/terrain looking like today?”

Vibrant! Colorful! Brillant! Pink! Become A Collector!

Welcome to May everyone! As mentioned in the StudioHouse Quarterly Newsletter, there are some changes in the Shoppe. Today, I’m highlighting this beautiful, vibrant, colorful original work, We got alot to be mad about…And yet we still rise 3, 2025. When thinking about today’s social climate, what issues and topics are associated with tints andContinue reading “Vibrant! Colorful! Brillant! Pink! Become A Collector!”

In The Shoppe | Release, A Black Woman’s Tears Series

Release. It is time for release. A Black Woman’s Tears series encourages you to dive deep into release. Many of us keep a lot of our experiences and feelings of pain, sadness, joy, laughter, happiness, excitement, disappointment, frustration, and like pent-up inside. This series questions what would happen if you released and expressed your excitementContinue reading “In The Shoppe | Release, A Black Woman’s Tears Series”

Orbit: Friendship Cartographies | A Lesson in Friendships

Orbit: Friendship Cartographies are a visual representation of coming to terms with the state of my friendships: the frequency of engagement, proximity, strength of bonds, and seasons. As I age, I’ve learned to detach and embrace how people come in and out of my life. Some present for a moment. Others for a season. And someContinue reading “Orbit: Friendship Cartographies | A Lesson in Friendships”